9/20/2023 0 Comments John lennon sleepless night lyricsSinger Tyler Joseph of the alternative duo twenty one pilots (stylized in all lowercase) wrote an entire five-minute song about this in Ode to Sleep. ![]() And how upon waking up, things seem fine until “it” hits you again. People who have struggled with depression and anxiety can probably relate to going to sleep to drown out the uncomfortable feelings. After all, many centuries ago a French philosopher, Blaise Pascal, said “all men’s miseries derive from not being able to sit in a quiet room alone.” The age-old quote still rings true today. In fact, a close friend of Lennon, Maureen Cleave-who has written many pieces on the Beatles- wrote: “He can sleep almost indefinitely, and is probably the laziest person in England.” Physically lazy, of course, not intellectually.Īnd maybe he was onto something. He and partner Yoko Ono spent their honeymoon in bed for two weeks to voice their disagreement with war.īut in short, the song is about being generally tired with everything and feeling that it’s easier to sleep in and do things on your own terms (“ everybody seems to think I’m lazy / I don’t mind, I think they’re crazy”). It’s been theorized that it was a sort of symbolic piece about not wanting to participate in society, perhaps because of John Lennon’s “ bed-in for peace” protests. This psychedelic rock song is simply about wanting to stay in bed. Why don’t we kick this off with a song from The Beatles. The Best Songs About Sleep That You’ll Love Sleeping With the Television On by Billy Joel. ![]() ![]() Where Did You Sleep Last Night? by Nirvana.I Guess I Should Go to Sleep by Jack White.The Best Songs About Sleep That You'll Love.
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